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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-50480 EUVD-2026-44089GHSA-8c44-h2jq-c85w

Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Jul 14, 2026 · Updated Nov 10, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.9339 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 – < 6.2.9200.26226 6.2.9200.26226
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 – < 6.2.9200.26226 6.2.9200.26226
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – < 6.3.9600.23291 6.3.9600.23291
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – < 6.3.9600.23291 6.3.9600.23291
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.9339 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.9339 10.0.14393.9339

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